"We do not need any other Tutankhamun's tomb with all its treasures. We need context. We need understanding. We need knowledge of historical events to tie them together. We don't know much. Of course we know a lot, but it is context that's missing, not treasures." - Werner Herzog, in Archaeology, March/April 2011

"Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how." -- Edward T. McMahon, The Conservation Fund

Thanks all! In my 17th month since the job officially ended, every day is pretty much Saturday.

Today I'll celebrate by loading up a pile of yard waste; the free drop-off site closes today. Red Hatting tonight (at a winery with a pasta dinner). Might drop in on a barn dance at a farm museum, busman's holiday as someone else calls the dances.

Tomorrow's highlight is a dance of my own. Did the holiday party for this veterinary office a couple of years ago, and they decided they'd like me back (will have to inquire as to what they did last year). I won't get to go dance to my favorite caller, but I'll be around happy people for about six hours.